Vandalia Coal Co. v. Bland
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Greene* Circuit Court; Charles E. Henderson, Judge. Action by Joseph Bland, administrator of the estate of Roscoe Spice, deceased, against the Vandalia Coal Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
This was an action brought by appellee as administrator to recover damages for the death of Roscoe Spice, alleged to have been caused by reason of appellant’s negligence. Prom a judgment in appellee’s favor for $2,500, this appeal is prayed. The errors assigned are the overruling of appellant’s demurrer to the complaint and its motion for a new trial.
•Briefly stated, the complaint charges that decedent, a young man less than nineteen years old, who had been emancipated, was at the time of his injury and had been for several months employed by appellant In its coal mine as a car coupler. His…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Domestic Block Coal Co. v. DeArmeyIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
- Consolidated Stone Co. v. SummitIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
- Davis Coal Co. v. PollandIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
- Mayhew v. BurnsIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Wuotilla v. Duluth Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Brayton v. City of RushvilleIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
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- Joseph v. HorodeskyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916